4000 CAE Vocabulary List

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n. ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition

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a. slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive

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v. make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt

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n. male hawk; a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; flower or head of some plants, as when pendent; a narrow silk ribbon

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v. reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner

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n. person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry

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ad. for a limited time only

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v. follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface

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v. carry from one place to another; carry away; deport

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n. a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place